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SHELTERED HOUSING

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Accommodation designed for the elderly, disabled, etc, as individual units.

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Term Note
NURSING HOME A home for the elderly. Use for homes established since 1947 and state-funded. For earlier homes for the old, use ALMSHOUSE, COTTAGE HOME.
RETIREMENT HOME Residence for retired people, often in the form of an apartment complex, differing from a nursing home as the residents live independently.

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